Don't bother to pull it,it doesn't have bells on....

ianlouisiana

With the exception of Miss S.Finneran's secret mistress,no female character is even vaguely amusing.It is left to Mr S.Tompkinson in episode three to give you a real belly-laugh.
And that,in a show written by women about women is a real problem.
None of the performers are actually bad - it's the writing that lets them down.
The whole middle - class/working class schtick is as old as the hills and frankly should be quietly allowed to die rather than spun out as 21st century post modernism.
Ho Ho the 'posh' family are repressed and incapable of enjoying life.
The 'poor'family have love and energy to spare.No sh#t.
In movies this goes back to Ealing and beyond.
One wonders why the BBC waited for 3 years before letting it loose on the public.
Watch 'The Windsors',watch 'Benidorm' for saying the same thing but actually being funny whilst doing it.
With two of 'The other one's' actresses properly displayed.
I really wanted to enjoy it.Great shame.

score 5/10

ianlouisiana 4 July 2020

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